Principal Civil & Structural Engineer

Principal Civil & Structural Engineer focuses on leading the definition of civil and structural engineering strategies, standards, and best practices across projects.

What the role involves

• Leading the definition of civil and structural engineering strategies, standards, and best practices across projects.
• Leading project delivery teams across the project lifecycle from bid generation, through concept and detailed design development to construction.
• Provide technical leadership, governance, and quality assurance for safety-critical systems.
• Develop the engineering capability of the wider civil and structural engineering team.
• Driving innovation, digital tools, and continuous improvement in engineering delivery.
• Supporting business development, proposals, and client relationship management.

Skills and requirements

• Previous team leadership, line management, technical lead or Responsible Engineer experience.
• Extensive experience in civil and structural design and leadership within the nuclear sector or highly regulated environments.

Confirmed role details

• We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
• Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities.
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching).
• Employee stock purchase plan.

Candidate fit

• technical judgement, safe working habits, careful diagnostics, and practical problem-solving

Additional role context

• Oversight, verification and leadership for preparation of safety case inputs, such as Safety Functional Requirements (SFRs), Structural Design Method Statements (SDMSs).
• Design tools and relevant guidelines, standards and practices (in particular American standards ACI, ASCE and AISC).
• Understanding of the use of design tools within a BIM environment.